Two run for mayor, four for council in Poway

POWAY  Two candidates have filed papers to run for mayor and four have filed to run for city council, Poway City Clerk Linda Troyan confirmed Thursday afternoon about 30 minutes before the filing deadline.

Incumbent mayor Don Higginson, who was appointed to the position when former mayor Mickey Cafagna died, will run for mayor against Nick Stavros.

Incumbent councilmen Carl Kruse and John Mullin will run for the two seats up for election, and have drawn challengers Dave Grosch and Pete Babich, both of whom have sought a seat on the council before.

Mullin was sworn into office in July after former councilwoman Betty Rexford was recalled by 78 percent of voters. Mullin defeated his nearest opponent, Steve Vaus, by 103 votes.

Vaus said Wednesday that he would not run for any of the available council positions.